Successful DTPA therapy in the case of 239Pu penetration via injured skin exposed to nitric acid

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 499-502

  Khokhryakov, V F ^a   Belyaev, A P ^a   Kudryavtseva, T I ^a   Schadilov, A E ^a   Moroz, G S ^a   Shalaginov, V A ^a  

^a Southern Urals Biophysics Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; NITRIC ACID; PENTETIC ACID; PLUTONIUM 239;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHELATION THERAPY; FECES LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PENETRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; WOUND;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHELATING AGENTS; CHELATION THERAPY; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NITRATES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENTETIC ACID; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 0141563766     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006291     Document Type: Article

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